Coral Charm

Gallery: FloraPosted November 24, 20152,275 views11 comments

I believe the variety of peony is Coral Charm. It is one that has been in my garden for several years and is one that is most photogenic. Taken with Canon SX50, F4, ISO 800, 1/640 sec.

Comments appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM

Beautiful, Patricia. Certainly is a photogenic variety of peony with great form and color. Nicely composed. My only question is why 800 iso and 1/640 vs a lower iso and ss? Intentional to add texture?

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 24, 2015 at 11:25 AM

Scott. No logical reason at all. The ISO was left on from a previous shot. The rest was selected by the camera when I used the macro mode.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 24, 2015 at 4:37 PM

A very pretty photo, Patricia. I love the color of the peony. I wish that I had peonies growing in my yard. My two suggestions would be: 1) I wonder if eliminating the little spots of BG (even in post processing) would help. 2) To me, the photo overall feels a bit over-sharpened.

Nathan

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 25, 2015 at 12:29 PM

very nice flow and colors but the iso and oversharpening affect the image.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on November 25, 2015 at 6:54 PM

This is definitely a very beautiful and photogenic flower. I love the colors and comp. Very nice, Patricia!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 25, 2015 at 8:31 PM

Lovely color and comp. I don't believe the ISO hurt you so much as the sharpening.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 26, 2015 at 5:28 AM

Beautiful composition, Patricia, with a lovely swirl of petals surrounding the centre. I like your dof choice to get just a few stamens sharp, and the sharpness in the petal edges. Not sure whether it might not be even stronger without the bits of bg green but lovely as is.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 26, 2015 at 6:54 PM

HI Patricia crying

Beautiful colors. frown

Agree with Phils comment..about the sharpening.

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on November 28, 2015 at 3:07 PM

Gorgeous specimen! Beautiful color and flow.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on December 1, 2015 at 4:43 PM

I like what you captured with the iso. Very light and clean. Beautiful photo.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 5, 2015 at 3:21 AM

Patricia I missed this beautiful photo and Jim has helped me to admire it. Very well deserved.

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